after that i was thinking, i wonder what i missed at tonic; probably MASADA was The Show To See in the city that night...
So today I went into the Downtown Music Gallery, so I could say hi to Bruce, and complete my collection of Masada studio CDs (needed 7-10). I asked Bruce what he thought of the Masada sets -- he saw all of them of course. I hope he wont mind if I report that he said the first set Thursday and the last set Saturday were particularly good but the BEST was BOTH SETS of FRIDAY. The one day I didn't go! Arg!! :) Guess it really *was* The Show To See that night... Masada is playing in Oregeon on October 4th, and my wife actually went so far as as to call the people and ask about the lineup, to find out if Joey Baron was playing. They claim he is, and that it is the only non-NYC appearance of the "original" Masada lineup in 2003-2004. Unfortunately I think we have houseguests in town that day so we probably can't go........ -ed PS saw Joey Baron tonight at Tonic after Zorn + Wadada Leo Smith. Laura Cromwell was chatting with him but I was too shy to butt in and say hi (I know Laura...). :/ Had to get home anyway... Also spotted Mark Dresser and Anthony Coleman.